Maximum seven round carry. You can carry these rounds in a 10 round magazine (30 is illegal) but that magazine must have been sold to you out of state which also means you are suppose to turn in anyone selling 10-round magazines in the state of New York.

Failure to obey any of these rules will result in arrest and possibly jail time and as a resident of this state, this legislation affects my lifestyle and my livelihood. My first instinct is to ask, how are we going to fight this? My second is, how are we going to cope?

Speak (and be heard)

First off, I’m putting every legislator that voted for this bill on notice that they will be losing my vote come next election cycle and none more than the Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos. Skelos is a Republican who was the last line of defense against this bill passing and instead of holding fast, he let Cuomo walk right over him. Letting these politicians know that I am a gun owner and that they have lost my support sends a powerful message when delivered through the proper channels and especially when many other gun owners take the time to speak up and out as well. Nothing scares people, including politicians, like the threat of losing their jobs and I encourage anybody who wants to protect the Second Amendment to respectfully call or write their congressmen and tell them how you feel about gun rights and their voting habits.

As far as what gun owners can do in the meanwhile (in terms of their spending habits), well ammunition is scarce to say the least, and I’d gamble even more so in New York state as it seems everyone is trying to buy it up before the new background check system goes into effect. Reloading supplies have been drying up faster than a tear in the sun, but I think the real thing to watch is going to be the rifles and shotguns. I have a feeling in the months ahead, we are going to see a run on just about any popular long gun in any practical caliber.

Shoot national

While it looks promising that there are enough Democrats and Republicans too scared to

The Assault Weapons ban, Round 2.

lose their jobs to vote with Obama on this, what he or some in his administration are cooking up is anyone’s guess. One thing I know though is that those executive orders he passed were not for show; Obama is serious about passing something and I think if he doesn’t get what he wants this round, he will try again (as recently modeled by Dianne Feinstein).

Well, as I already said, we need to keep pressure on the legislators in Washington and make sure that they know that if they vote for new control, they can kiss our vote goodbye. We owe it to our children to do our level best to hand these politicos their pink slips; our Second Amendment rights are not negotiable. I’ve heard gun owners here in New York talking about moving to a gun friendly state. I say, if Obama’s laws become federal decree, what’s the difference? I, for one, don’t want to leave my home and if America starts surrendering its gun ownership, where else in the western hemisphere is there to go? Canada? Mexico?

Shoot rational

While the courts will eventually see this New York law or a Federal one in front of them, in all honesty, it will not be anytime soon. It could be years before an “assault weapons ban” ends up in front of the U.S. Supreme Court, though with Obama in charge, there is the possibility of a new judge, which could mean this whatever it is might never be overturned. Regardless, we have to live under the threat of it for now and gun owners are just going to have to get used to some guns not being available.

In the short game, shooters who are looking to fill gaps in their gun locker are going to have to look towards the unconventional to fit their needs. Believe it or not, there are still some great gun deals to be found out there if you’re creative and deliberate in your choices. And granted, there are still formidable 1911 style pistols being sold in New York, but unless some makers start modifying their magazines I see few new .22 LR pistols other than little pocket guns coming into the Empire State. It is unknown how many companies will alter their guns and magazines to accommodate to the will of Cuomo.

So even if you’ve already started digging holes in your backyard, I think the key is to not get discouraged or angry… yet. We still have plenty of fight left, and I mean that legally and responsibly. If we go spouting off about revolting and doing things that make gun owners look like the ignorant hicks the gun haters have been calling us, you can bet legislation will sail through various states and Congress faster than berries through a goose.

Yes, there is a revolution in the works, but it comes through making sure we get gun owners together and mobilizedand the undecided, non gun owning public aware and on our side. It doesn’t matter if we don’t like it. It doesn’t matter if it’s fair or we’re right. It’s simple math. Right now, we need to convince voters who believe otherwise that we are not the monsters behind the shootings and that the guns are not the enemy. If we speak the truth, this shouldn’t be hard.

It’s facts like these that confirm for me what many gun owners are saying: at its heart, this new gun law is more about making some people feel good, than about actually stopping school shootings. If this were about reducing crime, politicians would be looking at new solutions rather than ones that failed almost 20 years ago. Now, that’s a historical precedent that even non-gun owning voters can appreciate.

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I saw this coming over 6 years ago. I was smart enough to stockplie USGI mags and reloading supplies to make hundreds of thousands of rounds of all different calibers. Everyone called my crazy. Now who's laughing?

Do not worry I was the crazy gun guy also down the street. Now everyone comes here asking for advice and if they can buy ammo of me, get lessons, how to reload, etc.. Most of the people who seriously collect and shoot had seen this coming so congrats for being in the club.

looks like a cvil war, all of the law abiding citizens against the dumb a _ _ at the White House , hell I'm willing to die for my rights, not going to stand here and let those tree hugging a _ _ holes take that away from me.

Everyone keeps saying that a gun ban or confiscation or even registration will lead to a war on US soil. The optimists on "our side" call it the Second Revolution. Some refer to it as a Civil War. But when the law passes, and the law enforcement refuse to enforce the law, and the people refuse to submit, and the military refuses to instate martial law, who is left?

That's right: You know damn good and well that this administration will have no problems turning to their buddies in the UN. Gun control in this country will not lead to another American Revolution. It will not lead to another American Civil War. Gun control in this country will lead to World War Three.

Maybe not WW3, but i know for sure that the military will not help obama with this, neither the local and state lawmen (women) because most here in Oklahoma own guns privately and now we can carry open. There is even a bill going through to make it possible to carry a gun WITHOUT a license in a car, reason is that the car is an extention to your house...yea man!

We are right on the edge folks. This is not about guns, it's about freedom, liberty, and the Constitution. It's time we stand up to these tin gods in public office and refuse any of their edicts. Start by boycotting States like New York. Don't do business there or even buy anything that is made there. If you live there and have the ability, move out of that retched place. This has got to stop. I never thought, in my 63 years, that I would see our once great nation brought to it's knees like these liberal/progressive/Marxist scumbags have done.

I am so glad I had stockpiled ammo last year for each caliber I shoot, at least 1000 rnds for each of the long guns, and 500 rnds for the handguns. The stuff is rarer than gold today. Some new ammo buys have been on order for a month, and promise dates out as far as Oct 2013. Even 22 LR is nowhere to be found- unless you want to pay a buck for a 3 cent round. The scalpers -we all know who they are-that raised their prices overnight , 75 to 300 % should be boycotted when things return to normal. I am pleased with Sportsmans Guide for holding true to their word, not scalaping.

I still don't subscribe to the idea of stockpiling ammo... paranoia is rampant, and something being short in supply right now does not mean it will stay that way. I am keeping a mental list of who gouges and who doesn't, because the honest retailers are the ones who will get my business after this all blows over.

I cannot believe people are actually speaking this way out loud. You're basically saying, "If a democratically elected government exercises the will of the people on an issue I disagree with I am going to go on a shooting rampage". People like you are going to ensure a ban of some sort happens if you keep this up.

Now you'll say, "It's our second amendment right", and I agree. But the recent supreme court case (as well as the constitution itself) explicitly allows for regulation, in addition to ensuring a right to armed self-defense. And an assault weapons ban would simply prevent manufacture, leaving a loophole big enough to drive a truck through. 92% of Americans support universal background checks for private sales. And you're going to kill people over this?

My point is not to argue for gun control - it's to point out that reasonable people can disagree.

People want to make this into an "us versus Hitler" thing, and while i'm sure that feels good and noble to them, it actually alienates the general public. And when you have people talking openly about wanting to murder public officials - especially with the history we've had recently from Gabby Giffords, Newtown, and Aurora to Oklahoma City bombing - people get understandably creeped out. You're not doing gun owners any favors with the tough-guy, "i'ma kill them basterds" talk.

In light of the recent movie stars coming out saying that they support the infringement of our 2nd amendment rights, we should boycott all movies, spend our money elsewhere. Maybe gun manufacturers that have facilities in states that infringe upon our 2nd amendment rights should consider moving to states that support the 2nd amendment.

Vote for who? The republicans are nothing but two-bit religious freaks wanting to live like 6th century religious zealots. God this, god that. I want a rational government run by rational people and there seems to be a lack of that on both sides. One lives in some sort of utopian society were everyone follows the law and the others think that some supernatural sky jockey will solve everything.

Funny how 20 years ago this subject always pertained to some nut in North Idaho, and now it's main stream. The best thing people can do is quietly stock pile.be diligent about it. Take lessons from those nutty Mormons on food, ammo and preparedness, stay informed, and get involved politically make sure your elected leaders hear you..

Any Gun company or importer located there needs to move out.
Any gun dealer, importer, manufacturer, or ammunition manufacturer needs to stop servicing the NY state police or any other state department or organization, and needs to stop servicing their weapons or products owned by NY state or any political subdivision of NY. If they don't want guns, and want to deprive their citizens of guns, we should help by depriving any citizen who is a member of law enforcement on any level in the state of NY of any support whatsoever.
And this may be more difficult, but the same manufacturers need to stop accepting orders from the federal government as well. If I were a small manufacturer of 1911s or AR format rifles I would stop supplying unless I could assure myself that the guns I provide the Government would not be turned on me or my fellow citizens.

Awesome article. I am pushing this exact idea on ALL freedoms through the Infringement Resistance Coalition on facebook. Organize, vote, write, and call the politicians. Communicate with NON-GUN OWNERS and others who don't understand what the loss of freedoms for one American means for another American. It's not time to be violent, but it IS time for action! Get involved with people who are still undecided(Like the liberals did last year for the election!) and be Real, Relevant, and Relational. If we don't say, "I'm right, and here's why!" but, "Look at the history and the math of the subject and approach it logically." Then the undecideds can be swayed, and so can the dedicated anti-gunners. I have liberals in my family and my circles, and I am constantly welcoming discussion on freedoms so we can "Hash out the worlds problems" and we often get converts to "Our side". Remember, this is an American thing, not a left, right, or white-black thing. We can do this if we stand united and make ourselves SEEN and HEARD! https://www.facebook.com/groups/320804518039394/?fref=ts

they will make every gun owner , past , present and future a criminal! the laws will intertwine and the computers will cross reference people so that a virtual trap will be set for anyone who enjoys shooting! they will make more laws taking your property and anything else they can grab if they find you involved with guns or ammo!!!

funny even with the panic buying out of fear I can go 10 min from my home to 8 separate stores every one of them has at least 6 AR rifles in.223 and 2 - 4 AKs and about any pistol you could ever want....they are just low on ammo. Frankly if a semi auto ban goes in myself and others that I know are going to stash what we have till a ban is repealed.

frankly though too many politicians have incoming funds form firearms companies and those companies will be hurting should a ban come into play. I see some weapons being banned but overturned with a pro gun president coming in.

There are a few AR- and AK-platform guns near me, too, but they're certainly not worth $2500+. I'm not shooting competition. I'd like a stripped lower receiver and some magazines (including 10/22 mags, which are totally gone). And, ammo, ofc.

Here's what these idiot liberals fail to understand; once they provoke a civil war, there won't be nearly enough cops and/or national guard left to protect them from the remaining armed criminals. Most of the cops will be sitting it out anyway protecting their own families from the chaos that will ensue.

If you're a 2A believer and political conservative, move to a state whose constitution and politicians share your values. If you're a liberal, though, please stay in NY. We don't need any more libs here in the "normal" states.